Silence, sorrow replace bells at Milestone

The usual bustle was missing at Milestone School and College yesterday. There were no students running across the playground, no morning assembly, and no classroom chatter.
22 July 2025, 22:47 PM

Govt could’ve acted more responsibly

Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party, yesterday said the government could have acted more responsibly and with greater urgency following the fatal jet crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara.
22 July 2025, 20:40 PM

Milestone crash: Gonotantrik Chhatra Jote demands publication of victims' names

During a rally at the base of Raju Memorial around 5:00pm, they also called for a proper investigation into the incident, highest quality medical treatment for the injured
22 July 2025, 20:02 PM

Team of doctors from Singapore to assess burn victims: CMH commandant

A medical team from Singapore is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka to assess burn victims of the tragic fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara's Diabari of Dhaka
22 July 2025, 19:47 PM

Hijra community steps up to donate blood

"We've come to help our injured brothers and sisters. We'll do whatever is necessary... We won't hold back."
22 July 2025, 14:35 PM

Students block Barishal-Dhaka highway with various demands

The demonstration began around 11:30am; road communication between southern region and rest of Bangladesh hampered
22 July 2025, 14:06 PM

Fire breaks out at building in Shewrapara

The cause of the fire could not be determined immediately
22 July 2025, 12:49 PM

Clinging to hope: family still searching for Raisha after Uttara plane crash

While sifting through the debris, her maternal uncle found Raisha's school ID card and one of her exercise books
22 July 2025, 06:20 AM

25 children among 27 killed in Milestone jet crash

Twenty bodies have so far been handed over to their respective families
22 July 2025, 02:53 AM

15 dead in as many training flight crashes in 2 decades

A series of training flight crashes, both military and civilian, have claimed the lives of at least 15 pilots and civilians over the past two decades, before the F7 jet crash in Dhaka’s Uttara yesterday.
21 July 2025, 22:02 PM

Side by side in bandages, siblings fight to survive

Siblings Aryan Ashraf Nafi and Tania Ashraf Nazia lie side by side at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, their small bodies covered in bandages.
21 July 2025, 22:00 PM

Air Force jet crashes into Milestone College

Toll may rise; around 170 injured, many critically; ISPR says ‘mechanical failure’ caused BAF training plane to plunge into Uttara school
21 July 2025, 21:42 PM

For students, unto death

Mahreen Chowdhury, 46, a coordinator of Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara, died yesterday after sustaining 80 percent burns while trying to escort students outside after a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into one of the school buildings.
21 July 2025, 20:36 PM
21 July 2025, 19:51 PM

Experts question training flights above mega city

Aviation experts and pilots, both military and civilian, yesterday questioned the rationale behind allowing military aircraft to conduct training exercises over a densely populated area like Dhaka.
21 July 2025, 18:24 PM

Hospital corridors echo with grief and groans

In the aftermath of a devastating air force jet crash into a school, Dhaka’s hospitals become the frontline of a tragedy that shook the city to its core. The corridors of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery became a scene of anguish as scores of critically injured, mostly children, arrived in waves.
21 July 2025, 18:16 PM

Khaleda expresses condolences in Uttara jet crash

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir call for proper investigation
21 July 2025, 16:36 PM

Hospitals overwhelmed, families in anguish

The wailing sound of the ambulance siren near the hospital was loud and roaring; random pedestrians and street-vendors were clearing the road to allow the approaching ambulances to pass
21 July 2025, 15:33 PM

DGHS orders free treatment for Uttara crash victims

The government will bear the cost of treatment for all injured patients, according to an official statement
21 July 2025, 15:05 PM

Chief justice expresses sorrow in Uttara crash tragedy

The chief justice prayed for the eternal peace of those who lost their lives in the incident and extended heartfelt condolences to their bereaved families
21 July 2025, 13:53 PM